diff --git a/qcom/opensource/synx-kernel/msm/Kbuild b/qcom/opensource/synx-kernel/msm/Kbuild
index 3df6bf441d..bf46a90cf7 100644
--- a/qcom/opensource/synx-kernel/msm/Kbuild
+++ b/qcom/opensource/synx-kernel/msm/Kbuild
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ $(info within KBUILD file CONFIG_ARCH_SUN = $(CONFIG_ARCH_SUN))
 # include $(SYNX_ROOT)/config/sun.mk
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SYNX_SUN=1
 ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_SYNX_SUN=1
+ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_QTI_HW_FENCE=1
 endif
 
 obj-m += synx-driver.o